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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Kyme |
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| Year | 350 BC - 250 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a spirited horse facing right, shown in prancing pose with one foreleg raised and the head rendered with naturalistic detail including a flowing mane. The protome emerges from the lower field, with the muscular chest and raised hoof depicted in confident, high relief. The name of the issuing magistrate appears as a legend in the upper field above the horse, varying by emission. |
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| Mint | Kyme, Aeolis |
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Kyme was the largest and most prosperous of the Aeolian cities on the western coast of Asia Minor, yet it produced coinage with remarkable restraint relative to its economic standing. The hemidrachm denomination placed it in regular small-transaction circulation rather than the prestige issues favored by competing Ionian mints. SNG Copenhagen 35 is among the better-documented die pairings for this type, though the series as a whole has received less systematic study than the coinage of neighboring Phocaea or Mytilene.